Mac Pro Rumors Archive
This page archives Mac Pro related news and rumors published on MacRumors.com. It only contains articles relating specifically to the Mac Pro product and is only a small minority of articles displayed on MacRumors.
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Audio Processing Causing Heat and Performance Issues for Nehalem Mac Pros
February 03, 2010
Ars Technica reports on growing complaints from users of Apple's Nehalem ("Early 2009") Mac Pro models regarding heat and performance issues when performing audio processing tasks.The problem manifests as what has been described as excessive increase...
Mac Pro Update With 6-Core Xeon Gulftown Processors Due Soon? [Updated]
February 02, 2010
Hardmac reports that Intel's new 6-core Core i7-980X is due to become widely available in March, leading to speculation that Apple may once again be able to gain early access to the new processors and release updated Mac Pro models as early as later ...
Details of Core i7-980X (Gulftown) Mac Pro Processors Leaked
December 15, 2009
Chinese site PCOnline.com.cn (via HardMac) leaked details about the upcoming Gulftown 6-core processor that is expected to be used in Mac Pros in early 2010. The processor has been previously referred as the Core i9, though it seems it will instea...
Apple Quietly Adds 3.33 GHz Quad-Core Option to Mac Pro [Updated: Xserve]
December 04, 2009
Apple has quietly upgraded its Mac Pro offerings, adding the option of a 3.33 GHz quad-core processor and adding the ability to configure both the quad-core and 8-core models with 2 TB hard drives, doubling the machine's total build-to-order hard dri...
Mac Pro to Get 6-Core Xeon Gulftown Processor in 2010?
November 28, 2009
HardMac reports that Polish website PCLab prematurely leaked performance numbers on Intel's upcoming Xeon Gulftown (Core i9). The results have since been pulled but is summarized by HardMac:First figures indicate that this CPU is very promising. At ...
Older Mac Pro News and Rumors
Oct 14, 2009: Next-Generation Mac Pro to Receive Temporary Exclusive of Six-Core 'Gulftown' Processor?Sep 13, 2009: Apple Officially Adds Support for Up to 16 GB of RAM on Quad-Core Mac Pro
Sep 11, 2009: Prototype Mac Pro and Intel PowerBook Spotted
Aug 28, 2009: A Closer Look at Snow Leopard's Wake on Demand Feature [Updated]
Jul 13, 2009: New GeForce GTX 285 Drivers Available Now, Offering Up to 20% Better Gaming Performance
Jun 12, 2009: GeForce GTX 285 Appears in Apple Online Store
Apr 30, 2009: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Mac Version Due in June
Apr 20, 2009: NVIDIA Announces Quadro FX 4800 Graphics Card for Mac Pro
Apr 01, 2009: Snow Leopard in September, Xserve in June, Mac Pro Speed Boost, and More?
Mar 30, 2009: Quad-Core Nehalem Mac Pros Support 16GB RAM
Mar 14, 2009: Updated Mac Pro Benchmarks and Video of Internals
Mar 10, 2009: Nehalem Mac Pros Arrive: Unboxing and Benchmarks
Mar 05, 2009: Apple Gets Nehalem Early, H.264 and VMWare Performance Boosts
Mar 03, 2009: ATI Radeon HD 4870 Coming Soon For Older Mac Pros, Requires Unreleased OS X 10.5.7 [Updated]
Mar 03, 2009: Apple Introduces New Mac Pro with Nehalem Xeon Processors
Mar 03, 2009: Last Minute Specs: iMac, Mac Minis, Airport Extreme, Time Capsule and Mac Pros?
Mar 02, 2009: Apple Event on March 24th? Other Products Maybe Sooner?
Feb 19, 2009: Apple Discontinues 20" Cinema Display, Product Refreshes Coming?
Feb 11, 2009: Mac Pro Xeon Processors 'Imminent'
Feb 02, 2009: iMac to Come in Both Dual-Core and Quad-Core Configs?
Feb 02, 2009: Mac Pro Suitable Xeon (Nehalem) Processors Due March 29th?
Jan 19, 2009: Buyer's Guide: Significant Discounts on New 17" MacBook Pros, Other Macs
Jan 04, 2009: Macworld San Francisco 2009 Rumor Roundup
Dec 16, 2008: Apple Mac Sales Flat in November
Nov 27, 2008: Black Friday 2008: $300 MacBook Pro Discounts, iPhone App Sales
Nov 26, 2008: Black Friday Discounts on Macs Have Begun
Nov 20, 2008: Nehalem EP (Xeon) Processors 'Ridiculously fast'
Nov 13, 2008: Mac Pro Suitable Nehalem (Core i7) Processors Due in 1st Quarter 2009
Nov 03, 2008: Apple: No New Products Before Holidays
Nov 03, 2008: Early Nehalem (Core i7) Benchmarks Show Off Performance Gains
Oct 28, 2008: Buyer's Guide Update: iMacs, Mac Minis, and Mac Pros
Oct 01, 2008: Apple Denies Reports of Mac Pros Emitting Toxic Fumes
Sep 19, 2008: Blu-ray Support in Mac OS X 10.5.6?
Aug 25, 2008: ATI's 4870 HD and 4850 HD Graphics Cards Coming for Mac
Jul 31, 2008: Intel Chipsets To Stay, Larrabee GPU In Apple's Future?
Jul 31, 2008: Firewire Specification Approved For Speeds Up To 3.2 Gigabits/sec
Jul 24, 2008: New 324-Node Mac Pro Cluster In The Works At Va Tech
Jul 06, 2008: Intel Recommends Developers Plan for Massive Multi-Core Processing
Jun 28, 2008: Overclocking Tool for the Mac Pro [Updated]
Jun 12, 2008: AMD Announces ATI Radeon HD 3870 Card For Mac and PC
